Military re-enactment enthusiast shoots MUSKET into the air at Jersey blockade

A member of the Jersey Militia re-enactment group has fired a musket towards the ongoing stand-off between the Royal Navy and 100 French fishing vessels over post-Brexit fishing rules. The fishing vessels are blocking access to the port at Saint Helier, prompting Boris Johnson to deploy Navy vessels HMS Severn and HMS Tamar. The ships – which … Read more

Facebook freezes Dorset historical re-enactment society members’ accounts AGAIN

Facebook has banned a Dorset-based historical re-enactment society for a second time after mistaking it for a far-right militia group.   Five elderly members of the Wimborne Militia of Dorset were left bemused after their Facebook accounts were suspended last month. The social media giant has been taking down and restricting accounts of right-wing paramilitary groups … Read more

Facebook bans Dorset historical re-enactment society AGAIN

Facebook has banned a Dorset-based historical re-enactment society for a second time after mistaking it for a far-right militia group.   Five elderly members of the Wimborne Militia of Dorset were left bemused after their Facebook accounts were suspended last month. The social media giant had been taking down and restricting accounts of right-wing paramilitary groups … Read more

Facebook freezes accounts of British historical re-enactment society

Facebook freezes accounts of British historical re-enactment society ‘after mistaking them for a US far-right militia’ Wimborne Militia, in Dorset, recreate historic battles from the 17th century  Five of its 60 members have recently had their Facebook accounts disabled They fear it is because the page has been mis-identified as a right-wing page Facebook moved … Read more